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Designated Employer Representative (DER) Training for DOT-Regulated Workplaces
Comprehensive training for the employee appointed as Designated Employer Representative in a DOT drug and alcohol testing programme. Master the DER's authority and duties end to end: programme coverage and random pools; coordinating collectors, laboratories, MROs and SAPs; receiving and protecting confidential results; immediate removal decisions; refusals and insufficient-specimen situations; post-accident and reasonable-suspicion testing; FMCSA Clearinghouse duties; return-to-duty and follow-up; records, reporting and audits. Case simulations put you in time-sensitive DER decisions.
Coming soon — registration not yet open10modules24lessons61pages4hours
USD 425
Coming soon — registration for this course is not yet open.
- Self-paced learning
- Progress tracking
- Certificate on completion
What's inside
10 modules · 24 lessons · 61 pages
What a Designated Employer Representative Is
- Defining the DER Under 49 CFR Part 40
- The DER's Authority to Act on the Employer's Behalf
- Availability, Decision Speed, and the 24/7 Nature of the Role
Who May and May Not Serve as DER
- The DER Must Be an Employee of the Employer
- Why Service Agents and Consultants Cannot Act as the DER
- Employer Non-Delegable Responsibility When Using Service Agents
Accountability and Liability
- Where DER Errors Create Compliance Exposure
- Documenting DER Actions to Demonstrate Good Faith
How this course works
- ✓Work through lessons in order. Each page is tracked so you can pick up where you left off.
- ✓Complete all pages in a module to unlock the next one.
- ✓Pass the final exam to earn your certificate of completion.
USD 425
Coming soon — registration for this course is not yet open.
- Self-paced learning
- Progress tracking
- Certificate on completion